From:  "William H. Magill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
   Subject:  Re: [UC] Re: finding community volunteers

   Recruiting interested parties, not just volunteers, for ANYTHING is far 
   more difficult today than it was 10 years ago, let alone 20-30 years 
   ago.
   
[...]
   
   There is no easy solution. I doubt that there even is a solution.
   
The book, "Bowling Alone" talks about this issue.  It is a long book,
and unlike most popular sociology it includes the surveys, studies,
historical data, and statistics used to back up it's conclusions.

If I may be forgiven for summarizing it in two sentances, and for
giving away the ending:

1) Throw away your TV
2) Live, shop, and work all in the same neighborhood

I highly recommend the book - but who has time to read these days? :-)

--- Chip
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